Roof skin ?!?!?

1. saxo88vtr L-plater Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 34 saxo vtr mk2

   #1 26th May 2009, 14:24

   hi,
   
   ive been wanting to ditch my sunroof on my vtr for ages now cos its just crap and heavy ! does anybody know if theres a saxo model without a sunroof and will it fit the vtr, im guessing it will,but maybe some one has done this before
   
   any info much appreciated
2. user_12490 Established Member Joined: Nov 2006 Newcastle upon tyne Posts: 1753 161.5 bhp VTS and cammed 2 tone vtr.

   #2 26th May 2009, 14:27

   saxo180 has. it does fit but its got to be fitted propperlly by a body shop. im getting some quotes this week to get it done so i will let you know how i get on.
3. blackvtrt Established Member Joined: Jun 2008 Newcastle/ Billingham Posts: 1873 02 Gold Cleaned OEM+ VTR

   #3 26th May 2009, 14:34

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by TIPSY saxo180 has. it does fit but its got to be fitted propperlly by a body shop. im getting some quotes this week to get it done so i will let you know how i get on.

   doesnt need to be fitted by a bodyshop if u have basic welding skills, its only loads of spot welds! Apparently it a totally pain in the asrse to find all the spots and drill/grind them out though. Id say ur looking at around 500 quid to buy the roof skin from citreon (110 quid) then getting the interior stripped, old roof removed, new roof welded in place and painted!
4. saxo88vtr L-plater Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 34 saxo vtr mk2

   #4 26th May 2009, 14:43

   i was hoping to pick up a skin from a scrappy, say bout 50 quid, my interior is the bare minimum anyways, so nothing to strip, the bloke who does spraying for me works for a reputable company and does sprayin on the side for extra cash and dont charge much! its just the case of having the new roof spot welded back on!
   
   let me know how u get on mate
   
   cheers
5. blackvtrt Established Member Joined: Jun 2008 Newcastle/ Billingham Posts: 1873 02 Gold Cleaned OEM+ VTR

   #5 26th May 2009, 14:51

   cant see u been able to go to a scrapyard and sit and take a roofskin off, will take afew hours! and no scrapyards gonna waste there time doing it, if ur lucky u might be able to talk someone into cutting through the pillars for u and u taking the entire thing away and seperating it, but even that might be slim
6. saxo88vtr L-plater Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 34 saxo vtr mk2

   #6 26th May 2009, 14:56

   the owner of the scrappy which i use is sound, im sure he'll be cool with me grindin the pillars and nicking the skin!
   
   different subject, but have u got any clues about the thread i just posted a second ago, ava look n let me no if poss
   
   cheers bud
7. Andy_K Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Jan 2004 in the garage trying to fix the car Posts: 5882 Mondeo st tdci & Supercharged vts

   #7 26th May 2009, 15:25

   Not sure if any UK spec saxo's came without sunroofs. Some 106's did so try looking for one of them in the scrappy. New panel is around £150 direct from Citroen though. I was quoted £300 to remove roof, refit a non-sunroof skin and paint both sides (with me supplying the replacement roof skin).
8. gjs Infrequent Poster Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 227

   #8 26th May 2009, 18:35

   and you have to remove the windscreen and get that fitted again.Some not many saxos came without a sunroof,a mate of mine just scrapped a shell without a roof,a 106 is your best bet plenty of them around
9. saxo88vtr L-plater Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 34 saxo vtr mk2

   #9 26th May 2009, 22:15

   yeah i know theres alot of faffing about but will be worth while if u wanna go down the same route as me (track car) lighter the better obv!
   
   thanks alot for all ya help tho
   
   Tom
10. spray-guy L-plater Joined: Jun 2008 cumbria Posts: 33 little saxo westcoast 1.4 BEAST!!!

    #10 26th May 2009, 22:51

    would be alot easyer to buy i new skin mate...you could easly bend or buckle taking the doner skin off when drilling and chiseling it off...so yeh new skin mate.
11. blackvtr08 Infrequent Poster Joined: Jul 2008 Posts: 188

    #11 27th May 2009, 00:09

    Like has been said if you remove one and re-fit a skin it would be a nightmare, edges will be all flaired up and cut up. And run risk of damaging the main substright of the skin. Alot less effort is needed to fit a brand new skin and will be a much better job.
12. Andy_K Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Jan 2004 in the garage trying to fix the car Posts: 5882 Mondeo st tdci & Supercharged vts

    #12 27th May 2009, 01:39

    If your not bothered about the looks, remove the sunroof and then just bond/weld a fibreglass/metal panel over the hole
13. user_32315 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Mar 2009 Uppingham, Rutland Posts: 9569 mk1 JP4'd VTR, '16 Fabia Monte Carlo

    #13 27th May 2009, 02:01

    sounds like a bloody waste of tym unless u do it your self wouldnt it be cheaper to buy another saxo and swap all your mods over and even that would probably be less hassle, or replace the glass with perspex? and if you are gonna change the roof skin go all out and put a carbon fibre one one! thats the only way i can see where it would be worth doing
14. user_29044 Established Member Joined: Dec 2008 Croydon bruvaaaaaa Posts: 1448 Alfa Romeo Mito Cloverleaf & Saxo VT?

    #14 27th May 2009, 03:46

    If ya wanna save weight i think streamlinecarbon do a carbon roof if thats any good?
15. TU-Tuning Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: May 2006 Bristol Posts: 16575 JP4urio, 306 DTurbo SportShed

    #15 27th May 2009, 03:58

    its like £800 quid without fitting though lol. Another reasonable price from SC
16. craig180p Yorkshire Joined: Dec 2005 West Yorkshire Posts: 31079 1989 Golf GTi Clipper

    #16 27th May 2009, 12:39

    You can buy a genuine skin from Citroen with eth cross members and middle strenthening bar for less than £200 (you will need them all)
    
    Strip the interior out yourself and a bodyshop should be able to remove your boot, front screen and roof and replace for about £400-600 depending on where you go
17. huskeydog Infrequent Poster Joined: Feb 2009 Glasgow Posts: 209 saxo vtr

    #17 27th May 2009, 14:15

    seems far to much work unless ure gona gt at least 300 brake out of it as the wieght of the sunroof cant be that much and it aint going to make no dif in a saxo vtr just strip out everything and get lightwieght alloys and as said before if youre really wanting a striped out beast carbon fibre the whole lot incl bonnet, bootlid, bumpers etc. dont just get a new steel roof if you cant afford to go proper all out dont do it half as good
18. user_19364 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Nov 2007 Liverpool Posts: 8780 Seat Leon

    #18 27th May 2009, 14:22

    Mine doesn't have a sunroof
    
    
    
    I think I should get the ariel smoothed over though
19. saxo88vtr L-plater Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 34 saxo vtr mk2

    #19 27th May 2009, 15:05

    eventually ill be turbo'in a vts lump so ill have quite a lot of power on tap, so weight reduction is a must too as im goin all out to have one quick saxo!
    
    carbon roof skin sounds tempting but it is also very expensive, but i might aswell buy the lightest parts about, no point wasting money on a standard skin!
    
    its a fair bit of work but will all be worth while !
20. user_32315 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Mar 2009 Uppingham, Rutland Posts: 9569 mk1 JP4'd VTR, '16 Fabia Monte Carlo

    #20 27th May 2009, 19:11

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by MrHouston Mine doesn't have a sunroof I think I should get the ariel smoothed over though

    well yours aint a vtr so nehhh lol
21. user_19364 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Nov 2007 Liverpool Posts: 8780 Seat Leon

    #21 27th May 2009, 19:20

    All the 1.1/1.0's have sun roofs too i'm just special lol
    
    Mine doesn't have electric windows or pwer steering either though
22. user_32315 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Mar 2009 Uppingham, Rutland Posts: 9569 mk1 JP4'd VTR, '16 Fabia Monte Carlo

    #22 27th May 2009, 20:50

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by MrHouston All the 1.1/1.0's have sun roofs too i'm just special lol Mine doesn't have electric windows or pwer steering either though

    lol it still looks lush tho u could very easily drop a vts engine in there then u can make fun of me only bein in a vtr lol
23. user_32315 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Mar 2009 Uppingham, Rutland Posts: 9569 mk1 JP4'd VTR, '16 Fabia Monte Carlo

    #23 27th May 2009, 20:52

    i thought all saxo came with PAS especially mk2's anyway im not to sure on powersteering when it went i hated parking it but driving normally it felt so much better then when i got it back i loved parking the car but i didnt like how light the steering was felt as if i couldnt feel the road at all but cant complain to much lol
24. vts_nico Regular Poster Joined: Jan 2009 belgium Posts: 472 black Mk2 VTS

    #24 27th May 2009, 21:18

    why replace the entire skin?
    can't you just get a piece of sheet metal welded in?
    would save yourself a lot of trouble.